Renfrewshire Bereavement Network

Renfrewshire Bereavement Network If you have experienced a bereavement and are struggling with your grief please contact us.

Because love never ends. It simply changes shape.
20/01/2026

Because love never ends. It simply changes shape.

We may not be available over the weekend, but please remember: if you are not coping and need urgent help, reach out to:...
16/01/2026

We may not be available over the weekend, but please remember: if you are not coping and need urgent help, reach out to:

๐Ÿ“ž First Crisis: 0800 221 8929
๐Ÿ’š Samaritans: 116 123
๐Ÿ’™ Breathing Space: 0800 83 85 87

RBN is available Monโ€“Fri, 10amโ€“3pm if you need further support.

Please donโ€™t hesitate to contact us, we are here to help ๐Ÿ’œ

Grief is not about letting go.Itโ€™s about finding ways to remember, to connect, and to keep love present, even in absence...
13/01/2026

Grief is not about letting go.

Itโ€™s about finding ways to remember, to connect, and to keep love present, even in absence.

Bereavement counselling can offer space for those memories to be held with care.

Sometimes we honour the people we love in big ways. Sometimes itโ€™s quieter than that.It might look like sharing stories,...
06/01/2026

Sometimes we honour the people we love in big ways.
Sometimes itโ€™s quieter than that.

It might look like sharing stories, creating something or doing good in their name.
And sometimes it looks like taking a breath, getting up and getting through the day. Both matter.

Thereโ€™s no right way to grieve and no rush to feel โ€œokayโ€.
If today feels heavy, please know youโ€™re not alone.
When youโ€™re ready, support is here. ๐Ÿค

Remembering those who arenโ€™t here, but never truly gone. ๐ŸคSending love to all who are grieving ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœจ
23/12/2025

Remembering those who arenโ€™t here, but never truly gone. ๐Ÿค
Sending love to all who are grieving ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธโœจ

As Christmas draws closer ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿค our remembering tree continues to grow with names of those who are deeply missed this Chris...
18/12/2025

As Christmas draws closer ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿค our remembering tree continues to grow with names of those who are deeply missed this Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿ’›

If you havenโ€™t yet had the chance, you are still very welcome to visit us, take a decoration, and add the name of someone special.

A few words, a message of love, or simply their name, all are held with care on our tree ๐ŸŒฒโœจ

We may not be available over the weekend, but please remember: if you are not coping and need urgent help, reach out to:...
12/12/2025

We may not be available over the weekend, but please remember: if you are not coping and need urgent help, reach out to:

๐Ÿ“ž First Crisis: 0800 221 8929
๐Ÿ’š Samaritans: 116 123
๐Ÿ’™ Breathing Space: 0800 83 85 87

RBN is available Monโ€“Fri, 10amโ€“3pm if you need further support.
Please donโ€™t hesitate to contact us, we are here to help ๐Ÿ’œ

Itโ€™s okay to make choices that protect your heart this Christmas โค๏ธMore rest, less pressure, new traditions โ€” whatever y...
11/12/2025

Itโ€™s okay to make choices that protect your heart this Christmas โค๏ธ
More rest, less pressure, new traditions โ€” whatever you need.
Choose what helps you cope ๐Ÿ’›

โœจ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ? โœจYouโ€™re not alone if the season brings mixed emotions, pressure, expe...
09/12/2025

โœจ ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ? โœจ

Youโ€™re not alone if the season brings mixed emotions, pressure, expectations, memories or moments of sadness alongside everything else.

Grief doesnโ€™t pause for the festive season and itโ€™s completely okay to find this time of year hard. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Here are some reminders:
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ.
๐ŸŒฟ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ป๐—ผ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ โ€œ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜โ€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€.
๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

Christmas may look different and thatโ€™s okay.

Be gentle with yourself, take things one step at a time and know that youโ€™re doing the best you can. ๐Ÿ’›

As we reach the last day of ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, weโ€™re reflecting on something many people donโ€™t talk about enough, the...
08/12/2025

As we reach the last day of ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, weโ€™re reflecting on something many people donโ€™t talk about enough, the duality of grief. How opposite feelings can exist side by side and how thatโ€™s completely normal.

Here are a few examples we see often:

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ.
Moments of happiness donโ€™t mean youโ€™ve stopped caring, they just mean youโ€™re human.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น.
Tears and gratitude can sit side by side. Feeling one doesnโ€™t cancel out the other.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ.
Carrying memories with you isnโ€™t the same as being stuck. Moving forward doesnโ€™t mean leaving anyone behind.

Grief isnโ€™t either/or. Itโ€™s often โ€œboth.โ€

However your feelings show up today, theyโ€™re valid. ๐ŸŒฟ

As we mark ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, weโ€™ve been thinking about what actually helps when youโ€™re grieving. Not perfect fixes, ...
07/12/2025

As we mark ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ, weโ€™ve been thinking about what actually helps when youโ€™re grieving. Not perfect fixes, just the things that make days a bit more manageable.

Using the idea of a seed:

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น - ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€
The people or places that keep you steady, even when you donโ€™t have the words.

๐Ÿ’ง ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ - ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ & ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€
The small things you do each day that bring a bit of structure, a walk, a cuppa, a familiar routine.

โ˜€๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ - ๐— ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ
Not big joyful moments, just the brief times when you feel a little lighter.

โœ‚๏ธ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ - ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
Dropping the pressure to grieve in a โ€œrightโ€ way or within a certain timeline.

Grief is personal. Thereโ€™s no checklist. If youโ€™re just doing your best today, thatโ€™s enough. ๐ŸŒฑ

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